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Turks:
Yammfy have shut down. I repeat, Zartech Broilers don’t have CRD issues. Thanks

Zartech is a farm with high and good reputation, their birds, both broilers and layers ranks very well with CHI, Amo, e.t.c

makeitijn:
Where do you guys sell all these boilers you are raising.

Looool, Raising broilers is not just about buying day old, you need to build a market base,


My style, is building your market base gradually, start with as low as 50 and grow gradually.

This will work for any body,


All the best,

funnynation:
Good morning house. Please I want to start a small scale poultry farm. I want to start with broiler. 150 birds to start. I want to use our one or two rooms of uncompleted building. Please somebody should guide me on how to go about it like;

1. Items I will buy, sew dust, latern, stove,
2. The feed name
3. Vaccine name and when to administer it
4. How to feed them
5. Day old or two weeks old which one that is better
6. Is like we have two types of broiler

Please somebody should give me a guide. I need it.

I think it is good we see the state of the uncompleted building u intend to to use so that we can advise, I advice u go for day old broilers and for feeding rate, for a start I advice just ensure there is always feed in there tray and also they have water constantly, there bye u can see for your self the no of bags u need.

For vaccination, kindly check my post on this thread

https://www.nairaland.com/3723391/broiler-farm-100-agrited-broilers/28

osagiepetre2b:
Please house between chikun and top feed which is better overall for laying birds

Just seeing your quote, I will also go for chikun, but when it comes to selecting feed for laying birds, I must say that the issue of availability of feed must be given good consideration.

You must check the market in your area and know how readily available you can always lay your hands on that particular feed, except where you have enough cash and can always do direct orders from the company.


All the best,

amyzon:
Thanks dear, but I heard adding oil to the feed will increase egg size. How true could it be

Honestly, I have not tried that before ooo, and I wont advice what I have not tried not proven to work.

jfkenny:
Please how Many kg should 100 laying birds be eating in a day

For older birds 200 to 250 birds consume a bag of 25kg daily but from my personal experience, birds just coming to lay consume very less than that, as they grow older they increase dre consumption.

Mind you excess feeding has its own implications, excess feeding does not guaranty big eggs.


All the best

amyzon:
Pls great farmers, how do I increase the egg size

My brother, the best way to improve your egg size and quality is to improve on the health and total well being of the birds, likewise give them appropriate feed ration for the day.

I know there are feed additives that promise improve egg quality, but in this business I don't believe in short cuts.

Administer your Lasota vaccine timely,

Deworm regularly,

Don't 4get your amprolium especially in deep litter system,

Use egg boast (multivitamin) regularly but not every time.

Dont 4 get your antibiotics when necessary ( reduce the use of antibiotics to d barest minimum, in fact if your liter management and bio-security is good, both amprolium and antibiotics should not be more than once in 2 months, ie 3-5 days within 2 months),

Ensure they have enough water (water is key in egg formation),

Do not joke with your feeding ration and time( keep to time, do not starve dem),

There are a lot of feed additives, I use and sell Biozyme[i][/i], but the overall health of the birds is much more important.

Finally, I must emphasis that proper vaccination during the growing period (@pullet stage) is key to help keep the birds healthy during their layering stage.


All the best,

blessingfarm:
Pls houx, is there anybody here that have idea about this Amo helping farmers that have the capacity of 1000 bird space.

Please m very interested in dis tooo

Willie2015:
Welldone and Tks for the bold step.

I think you will get more farmers if you can reduce your min requirement to stock of 500 or 1000 birds. Stocking 5000 birds is not a child play, feeding cost only will take like 3.5m and above for 6wks to 8wks cycle.

Very Very true talk

blessingfarm:
The former was CHI while the later was from Vertex.

@ Blessingfarm, Kindly let me know if u were able to observe to any tangible difference between the birds from CHI and that of vertex.

Am seriously in the middle of changing from CHI birds to anoda good hatchery.

Smartademu:
Good day sir. Pls am a bit confused, my birds are due for their first vaccine Tuesday, what should I give first : Gumboro or Lasota? I can see u put Gumboro but some sources put Lasota. Advice needed urgently please.

Honestly, you start with any of the 2 depending on your environment, for high heat environment like mine in Makurdi - Benue state.

I strongly advice gumboro first, then Lasota,

In case you want us to talk, I can be reached on 07035169094.

smod10:
download the crack of the software online uninstall the present one that expired recently using iobit uninstaller (you can download that too over the internet) them re-install the ps software now dont start the application, after which u download the crack i believe its going to be a zip file, then unzip it on your desktop now after you unzip copy the amtlib.dll file and paste it the photoshop directory, you can locate that by goin g to my computer>local disk c> program files> adobe>adobephotoshop cs6. just paste it there, it will ask to a question just click to replace the trial date counters. thatsall you can send me an email so i can forward the softwares directly to your email. seunshotonwa@gmail.com

Hello Seun,

Kindly assist me, i dont understand this very well

EMMAACHILE:
You mean with monensin premix, you still use anti cocci? It means your litter management is poor.

Dear Emmaachile,

Kindly note that my advice above is to a starter.I think i must give every thing possible to protect his business.

While he learns gradually

youngibe:
Please i now have the birds and they 3 days old now, with what I just read about going organic here, I will love to try that out. My problem now is the rations to use, at what days and the herbs to mix to get vitamin or antibiotics. Please help a brother out

From your post it seams you want to go the organic way, but I still feel this might help any one who still look forward to the inorganic.

Mix Monensin with feed daily from day 2 or 3 of the arrival of your birds.

Day 1 : anti stress or multivitamins
Day 2 to 5: antibiotics+multivitamins ( example of antibiotic : gendox, doxygen, amoxitin etc)
Day 6 : multivitamins
Day 7 : gumboro
Day 8-9 multivitamins( note pls do not use multivitamins containing antibiotics)


Day 10-12 Anticoc ( a lot of them in the market, I advice u use those containing vit k3)
Day 13 : Multivitamins/ water
Day 14 : lasota
day 15 -18: multivitamin
Day 21: Gumboro vaccine
day 22: multivitamin
Day 23 -26: Anticoc
Day 27 : Multivitamins
Day 28 : Lasota Vaccine

Carefully observe your litter for brownishand blood like discharge, this are strong pointers of coccidiosis, but with this and maintaining a clean litter you should be okay

Repeat Anticoc every 2 weeks and deworm between day 30 and 35

All the best.

remonics:
hello guys. i have been taking a rest from poultry,unfortunately an elderly friend sought my advice on his layer.according to him he bought 1000doc layers from zartech. he gave them gendox and vitamin accordingly.he gave gumboro on the eight day, then lasota on the seventeenth day. the birds reacted and started twisting their necks . few days later after some mortality ,when the mortality seemed reduced,with the mixture of gendox and conflox , he gave 2nd gumboro.since then he has recorded much mortality. today alone he recorded 30.he said he has place them back on gendox and tiviral ,this afternoon.pls note that he gave them gumboro only yesterday,and he has not given them the 2nd lasota yet. he said the birds are fine from the color of their faeces and their consumption is great.the birds will be four weeks on monday.the major symptons are twisting of neck,paralysis,and dropping of feathers.these are all signs of NDV, but i dont know what to tell him pls help!

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, ,my dear brother what a pity, let me start by saying that Gumboro vaccine is a very powerful vaccine and you dont administer to sick birds like lasota, dre immune system is down.

1) What is the source of the lasota dt was administered?

2) Did he use local or foreign lasota?

Honestly, I advice he gets a veterinary doc to visit his farm and if there is any mortality let him open and conduct postmortem.

So sorry about the lost.

Raising Chicks is like building a vehicle so you won't under-rate d importance of a professional.

Hi friends,

I have been searching for a digital scale,

Turks:
They’re both good. Very good in fact. But Chikun is readily available while AMObyng gets scarce sometimes. But in all, they’re really good feeds.

Thanks turks

I am in between this 2 feeds, Amo and chikun, for my broilers.

Please which is better?

EMMAACHILE:
Check the package. What do you need it for? If I am to use a growth booster, I will go for the best.

Meanwhile the best way to reach market size on time and get your money with high margins is below
1. Use good feed
2. Feed ad libitum
3. Prevent instead of cure diseases
4. Good doc which is very important
5. Good liter/ventilation
6. Keep records
7. Sell dressed weights instead of the open market common here on nairaland

Gbammm, true talk

sammorad:
@ Blessingfarm, I can see response from my brothers in organic farming. But here is my advice, immediately administer the second dose of Lasota, then follow it up with bio-crd plus multivitamin.

I believe that by now there daily consumption would have reduced, so you have to follow it up with multivitamin


All the best

Turks:
NEVER vaccinate sick birds! Don't ever make that mistake.

Thanks for the reminder turks, But for crd cases I have done it this way and gotten result severally,

1) Ensure you dont starve them for too long,

2) Administer enough multivitmin ( free from any antibiotics) before and after vaccination.

3) During vaccination ensure you are present to help weak birds drink water

I will appreciate if your experience is shared after wards

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blessingfarm:
Wheather here is hot. No I havent given 2nd dosage of lasota because of this cough. Should I complete this dosage or switch to Bio-CRD tomorrow. Thanks.

@ Blessingfarm, I can see response from my brothers in organic farming. But here is my advice, immediately administer the second dose of Lasota, then follow it up with bio-crd plus multivitamin.

I believe that by now there daily consumption would have reduced, so you have to follow it up with multivitamin


All the best

blessingfarm:
Pls my good people, what drug can I use to cure this stuborn cough that is disturbing my broilers. I have given Kenflox, admacine, no improvement. They are 4weeks and presently on E.T.S by Bio for two days now, yet they are still coughing.

@ blessingfarm, when last did you administer Lasota, I hope you av administered the second the lasota since you said they are 4wks old.

What of your housing, you know that the whether is changing, if you use the normal housing, ensure you create cottons, and drop dem down at night.

IRO drugs, at this age-4 wks, if al this is done i will use Bio-CRD, it contains oxytetracycline,

macfako:
Good morning great nairalander,, please I need you advice. My chicken are dieing overnight, and the only symptom the previous day is that they can't start up, but they can still do other things, and when they are dead the body will turn green.
House please I you experience to avoid the impending danger. The youngest is 3 months' old with a very good weight.

@ Macfako, just ran into your post, i feel for you, after spending so much to raise them for good 3 months. My advice might be late but I feel it will help in case of next time.

From the conversation thread, I suspect Newcastle disease or some multiple infection that our birds are exposed to due to a break in our bio-security.

Next time you keep broilers for that long, ensure you administer Lasota vaccine fortnightly, if after doing this there is an issue you cannot identify, combine a good multivitamin + anticoc + antibiotics ( for anticoc, I normally use dt containing vit k3 and for antibiotics I use those containing amoxitin)

Please ensure you also watch withdrawal period on the drugs to ensure safety for human consumption.

All the best.

jfkenny:
How much is the monensin +vit e..

Like I said earlier, you can reach me on 08187001540 or whatsapp chat on 07035169094 for further enquiries

We can deliver any where in the nation.

drestoneokuta:
That is why I look at people shouting "entrepreneur is the way". OP after my masters I obtained a loan to start frozen food business, luckily for me I have a shop, freezers and diesel generator. Sales was so low, it was as if people no longer eat in Nigeria, plus the epileptic power supply affected the market, when the product gets soft people won't want to buy it, and they also don't buy in bulk because of light issues too. The cost of fueling generator just to ice and maintain the temperature of the product to required standard is outrageous (10k in 3 days). I ran at a loss every single day I opened the shop, till I eventually closed down the project, now I am in serious debt with the facilitators on my neck.

I tried poultry and catfish business, that was is even worse, everyday price of feeds was always going up, same story.
All this happened between January-July, just went back to my cupboard, dusted my certificate and joined the pool of "I beg to apply". God help us in this country.

Hi Drestoneokuta,

Just reading your post, and I can say i feel for you, every business has its own challenge and its always better you learn the integrity of the business from scratch, if you are still interested in poultry-- broiler or layer farming , I can help work with you from beginning to end.

The fact that you have gone for a paying job does not mean you should quite your dreams

My consulting will be free and I tell you no string attached.

you can reach me on whatsapp --07035169094

EMMAACHILE:
How effective is it. I saw it with a sales person who did not really know its effectiveness.
What's the current price?

It is very effective, I have been using it for more than 1yr like I said on both my broiler and pullets less than 16weeks of age farm, I sell it too and my customers are happy.

For purchase of Monensin+Vit e, let us talk on 08187001540

FarmTech:
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Are u sure they don't have respiratory form of fowlpox? It dealt with my 600 broilers. Check for any sign of respiratory problem and any sign of pox on the face. Try some other drug for coco - maybe amprolium or agracox or coccifor etc. If u can upload a picture of the pen and dead bird it might be helpful.

Talking about coccidiosis, you can use Monensin + Vit e, its a feed premix, which you can use from day 3 on arrival of the birds till they are sold,
while in layers it is advice you administer until week 14 or week 16 and you can be rest assured that your birds will not come down with cocci.

I have personally used this feed additive for more than 1 year. I tell you your farm can be 100% free of coccidiosis.

Dimejimichael:
Good morning guys.
I have been battling with fowl pox for the pass 2weeks now, I bought a drugs to treat the fowl, I administer the drugs to my cockerel for 5 consecutively days, after the administration, there is no improve, I now repeat the same procedure for another 3days.. Things begins to worst.
Some of them comb is decaying , some are not active, some as lost weight..
Someone told me what can feed I do give to them , I told him I do fed dem with top feed , but I do mix the feed with Eri Ogi ( a kind of maize meal extracted from maize wen processing pap ).
He told me to stop mixing it to the feed, so I stopped , that was 5days ago
Eva since then , no still improvement.
Pls guys I need you gurus to help me out bf Iose all my cockerel
Thanks

@ Dimejimichael,

I advice you re-administer the vaccine if you av not administered it before, and still follow-up with the antibiotics and a-lot of multivitamins

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@ nobody and teeter, I will like to know if u a still interested in cima, kindly less talk

Venue---benue

Am a poultry farmer, in Benue state, in need of a mixer for my farm, I will appreciate if I can get advice